[il-talk] Federal Legislation update-Marrakesh

[Brian Sumner]

Thank you for sharing this with me. I saw it earlier and happy to read it.

On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 9:25 AM, Marilyn Green via IL-Talk <
il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Greetings federationists,
>
> Please see the following news regarding Marrakesh. this is a great
> accomplishment for us...
>
>
>
> Senate Committee Votes to Advance Marrakesh TreatyNational Federation
> of the Blind Commends Committee Vote
>
>
> Washington, DC (May 22, 2018): The Foreign Relations Committee of the
> United States Senate voted unanimously today in favor of advancing the
> Marrakesh Treaty to the full Senate for its advice and consent. The
> National Federation of the Blind commends the vote.
>
> “The National Federation of the Blind was a principal leader in the
> development and negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty,” said Mark A.
> Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. “By
> allowing the worldwide production and exchange of accessible books,
> the treaty will dramatically increase the availability of knowledge to
> blind people everywhere. We commend the Senate Foreign Relations
> Committee for its favorable action today, and urge the full Senate to
> support the treaty so that the door to expanded literacy will be
> unlocked for millions of blind Americans.”
>
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